"Luggage Cart": Got 'em right here, ma'am! Your friends told me you need these in a hurry, so I offered to race 'em over myself. "Anything for that nice mare," I told 'em!

Rarity: You're a lifesaver!

Rarity: [sighs] I made it! And with seconds to spare! Hello, everypony. Pleased to meet you all.

Prim Hemline: Rarity, I presume.

Rarity: You must be Prim Hemline, the host of this grand event. How do you—?

Prim Hemline: Miss Rarity, how is it that all your competitors are here half an hour early, and yet you arrive seconds before we begin?

Rarity: Uhhhh... [chuckles nervously] Just... lucky, I guess.

Prim Hemline: Once we're done here, you're to finish setting up backstage, so you'll be ready for your run-through appointment. You show your designs last. We keep to a precise schedule, so let's try to be more than a few seconds early, hmm? Tomorrow is the contest to see which one of you gets to stay to meet top designers all across the city. The rest of you must go home early. So sad. Dismissed!

Suri Polomare: It's alright, but nothing like this! Take my culottes, for example – they are simply crying out for just the right accent, but I haven't the slightest notion where I— [gasps] Actually... just a touch of this fabric could be perfect with it. W– Oh, hey, would you mind terribly if I took a swatch?

Rarity: Oh, not at all! Here, I have loads extra.

Suri Polomare: You're sure?

Rarity: Positive! Oh, well, it's been wonderful getting caught up, and I don't wish to be rude, but I must finish my preparations and I am a bit late as it... is?

Rarity: Hello! I'm here half an hour early for my run-through appointment, just the way Prim likes!

Janine Manewitz: Get in line over there. Oh my, that fabric's gorgeous, did you make that yourself?

Rarity: Oh, why, yes. It's stretchy, but not clingy. Shimmery—

Suri Polomare: [simultaneously] Shimmery, but not showy. And the entire line is in the same adorable pattern. It works on everything from skirts to tops to shoes and, [chuckles]...

Prim Hemline: Oh, bravo! I've never seen anything like it!

Rarity: You stole my fabric!

Suri Polomare: [laughs] I didn't steal it, okay? You gave it to me, 'member?

Rarity: I gave you the fabric for accents! Not for your whole line! And how could you possibly make all of those outfits out of it so fast?!

Coco Pommel: Well, I wanted to make sure you'd win, so I took the extra time to—

Suri Polomare: Quiet! I pay an assistant to sew and get coffee, not talk. 'Kay?

Rarity: [gasps] How could this happen?

Suri Polomare: Aw, sweetie, don't blame yourself. It takes some small-town fillies a while to learn it's everypony for herself in the big city, m'kay?

Rarity: [crying]

Suri Polomare: Hope you realize how fortunate you are to have me as a mentor. Now get me some coffee!

Twilight Sparkle: Oh, my gosh, what a great afternoon! That was almost too much fun!

Rainbow Dash: Better pace yourself, 'cause the rest of the day is jam-packed!

Applejack: First there's the salon appointment to get our manes done.

Pinkie Pie: Then our fancy dinner at the Far-Afield Tavern!

Fluttershy: And after that...

Main cast sans Spike: Hinny of the Hills! [laughing]

Rainbow Dash: Is... everything okay?

Pinkie Pie: You got the dresses the bellhop brought you and everything, right?

Rarity: [bawls]

Rainbow Dash: But he said he brought them.

Rarity: [crying] And then Suri stole them! [fast breathing] I let one of the other contestants use some of my one-of-a-kind fabric [fast breathing] and then she turned it into a wardrobe just like mine, [fast breathing] only now it looks like I'm the one copying her! My generosity has ruined me, I tell you! Ruined! [bawls]

Twilight Sparkle: Now, Rarity, whatever went wrong, we're all here to help you get through it, no matter what it takes.

Rest of main cast sans Rarity: [general agreement]

Applejack: Come on, Rarity, buck up! All we need is some fabric and you'll be back in business!

Rarity: [gasps] This new line is going to be marvelous! Perhaps even better than the last! It's daring, it's bold! Perhaps I still have a chance after all!

[sewing machines whirring]

Rarity: Twilight! Sew these pieces together according to that pattern there!

Twilight Sparkle: You said if we skipped dinner at the Far-Afield Tavern, you'd order a meal for us while we keep working.

Rarity: Don't fret. It'll be here in an hour. That's not going to be a problem, is it?

Rainbow Dash: Well, we're supposed to be watching Hinny of the Hills by then...

Rarity: Oh! I see! I go out of my way to get you tickets for a show, and this is how you repay me? By abandoning me in my hour of need? Oh, oh, oh! Fine! Go and see Hinny of the Hills tonight! And then tomorrow morning when you come to see my fashion show without any fashion to show, you can have more entertainment! "Oh, why look, there's our friend Rarity going down in flames! Isn't friendship magic?!"

Twilight Sparkle: Last night we may not have seen you at your best, but we know you. And we would never let one thing like that change how we feel about you.

Rarity: Oh, thank you! You really are the most wonderful friends a pony could have! You know, I already arranged to make it up to you this afternoon! Hope you're all available for an exclusive performance of Hinny of the Hills!

Rest of main cast: [cheering]

Suri Polomare: And that is how it's done. Pretty clever how I convinced her to stay away from Prim, wasn't it? [chuckles] Wouldn't have wanted her to find out the truth now, would we?

Hinny of the Hills: [singing] And I'm a dancing pony!

Main cast: [cheering]

Applejack: Wow! That was even better than I imagined!

Rainbow Dash: I loved it! [beat] Uh, I mean, it was a'ight.

Applejack and Pinkie Pie: [laughing]

Twilight Sparkle: How did you ever get them to agree to do an extra performance just for us?

Rarity: Remember my costume designer friend who got me the tickets? Well, I offered to make all the costumes for his next show!

Fluttershy: Um, here in Manehattan?

Rarity: Well, um... yes... it will keep me away from Ponyville for a while.

Rest of main cast: [sighs]

Rarity: But I so wanted you to see this show! And working for this designer is such a great opportunity!

Applejack: We know. We're happy for you, Rarity. We're just sad for us.

Coco Pommel: Mind if I join you?

Rarity: Sure. Come on down. This is the first place trophy for Fashion Week. [gasps] With my name on it! But I thought I lost!

Coco Pommel: You didn't. You won. Suri was hoping that if you didn't claim your prize, the judges would consider it a forfeit and first place would go to her. So she lied to make you and your friends go away, and, well, I lied too. I've worked for Suri for so long, I started to believe that it really is everypony for herself in this town. Until I saw how generous you were with your friends and how generous they were with you. It made me start believing there was something better for me out there. So, I– I quit. I brought you something to say thank you.

Rarity: Hm. I suppose you'll need a job now that you're no longer with Suri. How would you like to work for my friend making all the costumes for his next show?

Rarity: Manehattan was simply grand. It was in this magnificent metropolis that I learned that, while there are ponies who will take advantage of your generosity, you should never, ever let that cause you to abandon your generous spirit. Nothing feels worse than taking advantage of the giving nature of your friends.